GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| slake | subside |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |